Soyuz

Soyuz 15

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Soviet Space Program launch of a
Soyuz Rocket

Mon, Aug 26th, 1974, 3:58 PM EDT

Soviet Space Program was scheduled to launch a Soyuz rocket as part of the
Soyuz 15 mission. The launch window for the Human Exploration mission was on Mon, Aug 26th, 1974, 3:58 PM EDT from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. The status of the launch was Success.
Don’t miss this exciting rocket launch!

Mission

Soyuz 15

Soyuz 15 was meant to be the second crewed mission to the Salyut 3 space station. The mission launched on August 26, 1974, 19:58:05 UTC, carrying commander Gennadi Sarafanov and flight engineer Lev Dyomin to orbit. Soyuz-15 failed to dock with the station and had to return to Earth early, landing on August 28, 1974, 20:10:16 UTC.